Harry Callahan Quotes
I photograph continuously, often without a good idea or strong feelings. During this time the photos are nearly all poor, but I believe they develop my seeing and help later on in other photos. I do believe strongly in photography and hope by following it intuitively that when the photographs are looked at they will touch the spirit in people.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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I love wrestling, but to wrestle just one style for the rest of my life seems like it would really hold me down creatively.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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An unlimited America was the vision for the nation set forth by our Founding Fathers. It is the vision enshrined in those two great charters of freedom: our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. Many of America's most intractable problems stem from the fact that we have strayed from that vision - and lost direction.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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I detest flying anywhere. Left to my own devices, I'd never leave my keyboard.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken.
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If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat - in other words, turn you into an adult.
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A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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I'd like to be a cross between Bruce Parry and Keith Floyd. Someone with a sense of adventure who truly loves food.
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I use computers and the Internet every day of my life, and yet I have absolutely no idea how they work. I'm like a labrador watching 'The Matrix.'
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People are quite frequently eccentric.
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People think of Jews as the Woody Allen stereotype, the nebbishy kind of thing, but that's not the kind of Jews I know. I know plenty of Israelis and plenty of tough guys that are Jewish. So, I think it makes sense that Jews play metal.
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I photograph continuously, often without a good idea or strong feelings. During this time the photos are nearly all poor, but I believe they develop my seeing and help later on in other photos. I do believe strongly in photography and hope by following it intuitively that when the photographs are looked at they will touch the spirit in people.
